Question

Assignment
Context Questions :
(1) Why does Shylock call Antonio a fool?
(ii) What has Shylock sworn on oath ?
(iii) What justice does he demand from the Duke?
(iv) Why is Shylock adament to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio's breast 2
(u) What does Antonio say when Salerio tells him that the Duke will neve
allow Shylock to change the penality as mentioned in the bond ? this is from act 3 scene3​

Answer 1

Explanation:

3.Remembering the many times Antonio condemned him as a dog, Shylock advises the merchant to beware of his bite. Assured that the duke will grant him justice, Shylock insists that he will have his bond and tells the jailer not to bother speaking to him of mercy.

5.

Act III, scene iii of The Merchant of Venice is relatively short, but it is still significant, nonetheless, especially in how it prepares us for the trial scene. Shylock is presented here as a rather vindictive character, hell-bent on having his pound of flesh. Antonio, for his part, is relatively calm and stoical, accepting of his fate (at least, he is after he begs Shylock for mercy and realizes that he's getting nowhere).